# Chain of Custody **Entity class:** Uncertainty And Evidentiary Layer concept **Chain of Custody** is a concept in the uncertainty and evidentiary of the counterterrorism predictive-graph ontology. Used correctly, Chain of Custody supports conditional inference and collection planning without promoting proximity, exposure, or model output into proof. ## Counterterrorism predictive-graph role Its controls are part of the computational trust fabric, not peripheral paperwork: permissions, provenance, purpose, and auditability must remain machine-enforceable across systems. The analytic state should distinguish ground truth, observed evidence, inferred state, and predicted state. ## Relationships - **domain router:** [[wiki/Uncertainty Quantification|Uncertainty Quantification]]. - **ontology neighbors:** [[wiki/Analytic Provenance|Analytic Provenance]] and [[wiki/Evidence Weight|Evidence Weight]]. - **synthesis:** [[wiki/Counterterrorism Predictive Graph|Counterterrorism Predictive Graph]] and [[wiki/Predictive Intelligence Loop|Predictive Intelligence Loop]]. ## Sources - [NIST/SEMATECH — e-Handbook of Statistical Methods (accessed September 23, 2026)](https://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/) - [Oden Institute — Tan Bui-Thanh research profile (accessed September 23, 2026)](https://oden.utexas.edu/people/directory/Tan-Bui/) **As of:** 2026-09-23 ## Simple Reminders, Quotations, and Thoughts > “Authorship was never solely an effort of feeling; it was a chain of custody, an organization of thought, and an order of preference over what an idea can compromise, how it is communicated, and what must never be surrendered.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *The Argument in Miniature, 2026* [[reminders/Writing/Authorship Is a Chain of Custody and an Organization of Thought by Bryant McGill|Authorship Is a Chain of Custody and an Organization of Thought by Bryant McGill]]